The Guardians of the Covenant: An Epic Quest for the Bible's Darkest Secret »

Tom Egeland has worked as a journalist.

When a quirky archaeologist finds ancient Viking parchments containing runes and riddles, his mundane life is changed for good. As he embarks on a dangerous quest to discover their origin, he finds himself plunged into the heart of an ancient religious conspiracy, fighting for his life. From Egyptian tombs and antiquarian bookshops in modern day Egypt to the year 1013—when Viking warriors raided a tomb and unknowingly stole the greatest secret of the Old Testament—he is led on a mystifying trail of clues through past and present alike. With powerful forces fighting against him, will he be able to succeed in unveiling a religious cover-up when the consequences of failing are fatal?